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James Anderson

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Sir James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson (born 30 July 1982) is an English cricketer who played for England from 2002 to 2024. He is currently serving as the fast-bowling mentor of the England cricket team, and continues to play for Lancashire. Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the sport, he holds the record for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket (704) and third most wickets in international cricket (991). Anderson was a member of the England team that won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. James Anderson is the 25th most popular cricketer (up from 28th in 2024), the 6,869th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,893rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, James Anderson ranks 25 out of 136. Before him are AB de Villiers, Ravichandran Ashwin, Viv Richards, Mohammed Shami, Garfield Sobers, and K. L. Rahul. After him are Mitchell Johnson, Rohit Sharma, Bishan Singh Bedi, Bill Brown, Steve Smith, and Syed Kirmani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, James Anderson ranks 536. Before him are Jan Rezek, Mika Kallio, Gilles Yapi Yapo, Dan Carter, Eddie Peng, and Aksana Miankova. After him are Ashley Walters, Arisa, Alfredo Talavera, Marko Baša, Carlo Costly, and Jodie Sweetin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Anderson ranks 6,874 out of 8,785. Before him are Rafe Spall (1983), Jasmine Thompson (2000), Matt Haig (1975), Cara Seymour (1964), Ben Elton (1959), Alessandro Venturella (1984), Josh James (1990), Carl Barât (1978), and Shabana Mahmood (1980). After him are Michael Turner (1983), Ashley Walters (1982), and Florence Welch (1986).

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Among CRICKETERS In United Kingdom

Among cricketers born in United Kingdom, James Anderson ranks 8. Before him are William Donne (1876), W. G. Grace (1848), Andrew Flintoff (1977), Alfred Bowerman (1873), C. B. K. Beachcroft (1870), and Montagu Toller (1871). After him are Alastair Cook (1984), Jos Buttler (1990), Jonny Bairstow (1989), Andrew Symonds (1975), Joe Root (1990), and Moeen Ali (1987).

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